About This Quiz
The multitalented Bruno Mars has been a fixture on the pop-music scene since 2010. Find out how well you know the man behind the music by taking this quiz.Mars was born in Honolulu and grew up in the city's Waikiki neighborhood.
Mars made his earthly debut on Oct. 8, 1985.
Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez.
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Mars' dad thought his toddler son looked like former pro wrestler Bruno Sammartino. "Mars" would come later — he has said that he wanted a new, "out-of-this-world" last name so record labels would stop pigeonholing him into the Hispanic market.
Mars signed with Motown in 2004 but was dropped less than a year later.
Atlantic Records picked up Mars in 2009 on its Elektra imprint, which was definitely a sound financial decision.
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Mars co-wrote and lent vocals to B.o.B.'s single, "Nothin' on You," which went to No. 1.
"Doo-Wops & Hooligans" — a nod to Mars' dad, who is known as "Mr. Doo-Wop" in Hawaii — came out in October 2010.
"Just the Way You Are" was released in July 2010 and hit No. 1 in September.
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"The Lazy Song" peaked at No. 4 in October 2010.
"Locked Out of Heaven" was released on Oct. 1, 2012, about a month before the album's release.
"Gorilla" couldn't make it past No. 22.
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Mars picked up a Best Male Vocal Performance Grammy for "Just the Way You Are" in 2010. Best Pop Vocal Album would come next, in 2013.
Billboard crowned Mars in 2013.
Mars' brother, Eric Hernandez, is The Hooligans' drummer.
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Mars has one brother, Eric, and four sisters: Presley, Tahiti, Jamie and Tiara.
Mars became an Elvis impersonator at the ripe old age of 3 because he wanted to be like his uncle.
Peter Hernandez Sr. is the front man of the Love Notes.
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"The World's Youngest Elvis Impersonator," then 6 years old, showed up in the Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker flick "Honeymoon in Vegas."
The Smeezingtons (Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine) have written and produced many huge hits since debuting with B.o.B.'s "Nothin' on You."
Mars did co-write a song on Adele's album "25," but it wasn't "Hello."
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Mars was the opening act for a few dates on Maroon 5's "Hands All Over" tour in 2010.
The 2014 Super Bowl took place in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Mars had the largest audience at the time, but it was a short-lived record: Katy Perry broke it in 2015.
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Mars definitely packs a lot of punch into his 5-foot-5-inch frame.
Mars voiced the character Roberto in "Rio 2" and wrote and performed the song "Welcome Back."
"Uptown Funk," Mars' collaboration with producer Mark Ronson, sat at No. 1 for 14 weeks in 2015.
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Mars is pretty inked-up. He has four tattoos: a heart with his late mother's name, an anchor, a gypsy woman and a knife with "Pete's Boy" written under it.
Mars pleaded guilty to felony cocaine possession after being busted in a Las Vegas casino bathroom in 2010. After he paid a fine and completed community service, his record was cleared in 2012.
The Hernandez sisters are also known as the Lylas (for "Love You Like a Sister").
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